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22 July 2017

It's Giveaway Time!

Hello there, sorry I have been absent from my blog for a little while. I have been really busy with my nursing job. Every three years (at least here in the UK) nurses have to revalidate their/our profession. To do this we have to produce a portfolio of evidence to show we remain capable of doing our job properly. This is a good thing for the profession but it does take a little while to do. My three year revalidation is coming up next month so I am spending some time getting it all ready, hence my absence.

So, to thank you for your patience, I have a little giveaway for you. I have four packs of embellishments from Little Things from Lucy's Cards to give away. They are the Pearls - Glossy Eggshell Mix, Sweet Shop Sparkly Shaker Selection, Jewels - Rainbow Sparkle Mix and the Clear Iridescent Sequin Mix. Let me tell you, they are beautiful!

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave me a comment telling me what craft product you are excited by/loving at the moment (mine would be the jewels from Lucy - I love them! I am also looking forward to getting my hands on some of the new Distress Oxide colours). You need to leave me a comment by Sunday 30th July 2017 at 13:00hrs BST. The giveaway is open worldwide. I will announce the winner on Monday 31st July 2017. Good luck!

Thanks for the chance to win, Michelle. As well as countless stamps and dies on my wishlist I'd love to try the oxide inks, and also some of the Nuvo products. Lucy's latest releases do look fabulous too...think I need a second job 😁 x

I am waiting for the new distress oxide inks and some of the new Christmas releases from Lawn Fawn and Hero Arts. The Hero Arts layering penguin looks adorable. Thanks for the chance to win. Have a lovely day.

Hope all goes well with your revalidation, Michelle. There's nothing like a little added stress is there! I'm sure you'll do just fine. I'm just not sure what to do about Distress Oxides: they look lovely, but are they really that different to the Distress Inks? I'll be interested to know your thoughts. I also love Lucy's little things as she puts together such mouth watering combinations of colours and twinkly stuff. Have a good weekend, Jo x

Nurses are Angels.�� Thank you for the giveaway! I'm looking forward to making the pop up box card. They are adorable! All the shaker card embellishments are sooo beautiful! Making a card for our Veterinarian. Lost two out of five kitties in the last two months. Our Veterinarian and staff have been so caring. Thank you for thinking of us!

Your absence is completely understood - the joys of caring professions!Hmmm... the product I'm using a lot has to be my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform for my (new to me!!) layering stamps - it's quite revolutionary for me to get a good layered stamping!!!Sophia

Don't worry - it sounds like you have been very busy indeed!!I think my Tonic stamp platform is the thing I'm most excited about - getting my layering stamps lined up perfectly is still a bit of a novelty!!!Sophia

I am looking forward to getting the Tim holtz stamp tool. I keep shopping for one then remember I want to buy it from a little mom & Pop store to support their business. I don't have any of that brand of embellishment and I agree they look lovely! Thanks for a giveaway. Good luck to you as well

Distress oxides is at the top of my list. Thanks for this opportunity to win these embellishments. I saw them used in videos and would love to try them out. Lastly, hope everything goes well with your revalidation.

I am obsessed with my stencils right now! I have been waiting to get my hands on these embellishments. Especially the intrudes any ones . They look yummy!!!!! Welcome back! Good luck on your revalidation. I'm a nurse too we don't have to do that here but if we did I would be pretty anxious about it and couldn't focus on anything but that! I love your cards! You are so talented!

Oooh, those jewels look beautiful. I bet they're fun to play with! I'm also excited by washi tapes atm. Maybe I'm late to the party but I'm finding so many uses for them and they're quick and easy to use. Thanks for the giveaway!

This is so sweet of you! I love all the jewels and sequins from Lucy's Cards. The product I am most excited about right now is the new colours of distress oxide inks. I had so much fun playing with the original colours and I'm so excited to play with the new ones.

Hello MichelleThank you so much for this fabulous opportunity to win some twinkly sparkles from you. They're work so well with my handmade cards.

At the moment I'm doing the World Watercolour Painting Month challenge, and I've rediscovered, (after a very long break due to neurological problems), painting again. Such a joy! My favourite paints are made by Kuretake. I have their boxed set of 36 colours of watercolour paints, and their Gansai Tambi Starry paints. They're just the lovliest paints and I get such wonderful results with them. I can HIGHLY recommend them.

I would love to be included in your 'giveaway' please.Many thanks ~ Cobs. x

You'll do good with your revalidation... I'm dying to get my hands on the new collection from Crate Paper: Carroussel, I love Crate Paper. I want to make pretty cards with that collection. And some sequins would be great on that...

Thanks for the giveaway! I can't tell exactly ... I'm every day excited by another item :D I got my first lucy shaker mix a few days ago, LOVE them (it's green)! Or I'm excited about my first Stamingbella stamp (ednaaa)!

I would be happy even with just the Sweet Shop mix! All her sequins mixes are so beautiful :) I actually think I've collected more than I've used! lol 😂 Right now I'm loving trying out the new Distress Oxide inks! Once I realized how versatile they are I knew they would be a must have in my collection of inks :)

I didn't realise nurses had to do that every three years, it must be a lot of work for you but it makes me so impressed and much more reassured. I am loving the look of the new waffle flower release and I would also love to try out the new distress oxide inks.

Revalidation sounds like really hard work, I don't envy you although it's definitely a good thing. Good luck!I'm going to treat myself to some Distress Oxides but what I'd really like is the Tim Holtz Stamping Platform, it looks much better than my home made stamping tool!

Good luck with your revalidation. I'm loving the Eureka stamping tool at the minute it's just fab. I'm also looking forward to the new lawn fawn release I've spotted some amazing dies. Thanks for the chance x

I am loving the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kits-- I subscribed 3 months ago and am very happy with the kits. I am also a nurse and in the US we have to have continuing education units to renew our license but I can take courses online so it is not a very time consuming process. Good for you to be preparing your portfolio in advance!

Good luck with your revalidation! Thank you for your generosity in the give away and for a chance to win. �� Im loving my new Misti and the stamps that just arrived and patiently awaiting the delivery of the distress oxide inks! Cheers, Dotty xx

I love Little Lucy's goodies! And I'm with you, I'm looking forward to saving up for the 2nd release of the Distress Oxides. I'm also on the fence about the We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy(?) sewing machine.

Good luck! These things are always rather tortuous when you go through them, but very much worthwhile in the end. I would love to try some distress oxides, but for now I'm revisiting my Gansai Tambi and forgot how lovely the Pearl Colors are. Thank you for being super kind with your giveaway! Xx

Good luck with your realisation. The distress oxides is something I'm looking forward to playing with although I'm just getting into using sequins too now that I've found some suitable containers to put them in. The last packet I opened went everywhere and my poor hubby ended up on his hands and knees with wet kitchen roll dabbing them all up for me (he's definitely a keeper this one :D). Thanks for the chance to win :). Debra x

Well I live in South Africa and our choice of crafty goodness is next to nothing! Most of my favs I have imported myself and its extremely expensive - given our rand is practically worthless. I bought my MISTI on a black friday sale which was an absolute WIN and it has totally revolutionized my stamping. Can't live without it. I'm losing sleep over the new oxide inks...gosh...cant wait to get some of those! I'm sad to say that I do not own a single 'Little Thing' from Lucy's Cards and I have been admiring her range for a long time now! Sniff!!Hehe! Thank you for your generosity and all the best with your revalidation.

Good luck! Thank you for the giveaway. I recently placed my first order with Lucy - I love the way she packages her orders - such fun to open!Craftwise I am currently most excited by Oxide Inks and am patiently waiting to order the second release when they become available in the UK.Best wishes,Clare

Good luck on your revalidation!I am personally purposely staying away from the oxide inks. I know that if I like them, I am going to want them all and at some point I have to draw a line... :(At the moment, I am excited to try and use the defo foil transfer gel.. it's been sitting on my desk for a while now and I have yet to muster up the courage to use it ;)Best wishes,~Nicole(Nilje)

I do so enjoy all of your posts and videos, thank you for sharing what your up to. I had no idea you were a nurse, makes perfect sense that you would be:) I am most excited by the new scene type of dies currently being released such as Pinkfresh. These are so fun!

I just got the precision plate for die cutting and I am enjoying it. There were a few dies I have that just wouldn't cut no matter what I did (I won't mention any names.). The PP has helped on all the dies that I've tried. Thanks for a chance to win the lovely embellishments...love Lucy's. good luck with the reevaluation.

Thank you, Michelle, for the giveaway and for being a nurse. Good luck with your revalidation! Right now I'm enjoying getting artsy with the distress oxides. I've discovered I enjoy making backgrounds. 🤓

There are so many new things right now, but I am still really enjoying trying out all the ways to use the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse. I also love the Oxide Inks as well, but only have the first 12 colors. I love your new updated craft room. Thanks for the chance to win.

I'm currently excited waiting for my order of Altenew inks to arrive. I only have a very limited selection of inks, so it's exciting to get some more to add to the collection, and I'm looking forward to playing with them. Thanks for the chance to win, and all the best for your revalidation.

Embellishments are just so addictive and these look like I would definitely be in trouble. Just like Nilje, I too am trying to resist purchasing the Oxide inks as I would have to justify the purchase when I have so many other things I need to use. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the give away.

Hi Michelle! I have been reviewing your craft room organization and that has inspired me to re-organize a couple of areas. Good luck with the revalidation. Right now I am also loving the jewels and I am excited just to sit and play in my craft room for a bit. I am a principal and it was a crazy busy year and I am finally having time to just be in my room. Thanks for all the inspiration! Hugs!

What a lovely thing to do! Everyone deserves a break, even from something you love to do. I'm also looking forward to getting some of the Distress Ink Oxide colors, but it will have to wait a while. Its time to start thinking about Christmas shopping for my four grandsons and that can get expensive! Good luck with your re-validation.

I have a lot of health issues and have spent time in the hospital so I appreciate nurses and what they do!!!! I just recently received the second release of Distress Oxide Inks. I haven't had a chance to play much with them or the first release which I have some of those. My health comes first so I always listen to my body and can't always sit in my Studio. Good days and bad days. Good luck on your testing!!

I am loving Art Glitter Glue and set 1 of the Distress Oxide inks and am excited by the prospect of new embellishments. I am really wanting to expand my thinking and use of "bling" on my projects. Thanks for the chance to win. :)

Hi Michelle. I always love following your blog, your ideas are so fresh. I have treated myself to a bigger pack of water colour pencils (more shades to play with). It's taking me while to get used to them but I am enjoying using a new medium.

I am desperate to try the new distress oxide inks but I don't know which colour to pick first. I love sequins and Lucy's are exceptionally gorgeous, so would love to win some more to play with. Good Luck with work, my sister is a nurse so I know what you have to go through.Take care. Tracey.x

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